Welcome to Hinterland Festival

We would like to welcome you to our first Hinterland
Festival, a chance to build on four years of fruitful
association with our mentors in Hay-on-Wye, Wales,
and an opportunity to forge our own path.

The word ‘hinterland’ is suggestive of something
that is not merely metropolitan, something ‘beyond
the pale’, mysterious, imaginative, challenging
and, perhaps, just a little provocative. To reach any
hinterland involves a journey. Ours is no exception.
We invite you to accompany us. There will be lots of
laughter, discussion, music, and a little bit of magic,
along the way.